Seeing me shyly standing in the distance, the lady waved for me to come over. Although his attitude was still friendly and approachable, I still couldn't help but feel pressured.
Because now I remember, it's been a long time since I had dinner with someone.
"Dad! You invited that brat to your house for dinner again?"
Rosal's disgruntled voice rang out, but was immediately suppressed.
"Rosal, Arthur is a guest here now, you must not be rude."
The mayor's voice was a little stern.
Seeing that, Rosal did not dare to say anything more, she could only puff her cheeks and pout.
I also regained my spirit and went to sit in the chair.
Looking at the still piping hot steak on the plate in front of me, my stomach was growling, frantically screaming for me to consume the delicious food in front of me.
I looked at the knife and fork placed on both sides, awkwardly picked them up to cut the steak. Seeing me like that, Rosal couldn't help but laugh, but was silenced by the mayor's gaze.
The silence continued as I silently savored each bite.
I also remembered some conversation-starting techniques I had learned before. But then again, how could a beggar child like me find a common topic with the mayor of the city, right? So to better suit the setting, I decided to stay quiet.
That's the main reason, not because I don't know how to start the conversation.
Suddenly, the mayor spoke up.
"Arthur, I don't mean to doubt you, but honestly your story is hard to believe."
"I know sir, I didn't know what to do when I first found out about this."
I appeared panicked to match the mayor's words.
Obviously he had sent someone to investigate me, the location I had reported earlier was near where I had awakened in this body. When the mayor sent someone to ask, all they knew was that there really was a crazy child here.
At that time, the mayor had to believe even if he didn't believe it.
"Okay, tell me the details tomorrow, I will consider it."
With that, the mayor put a piece of meat in his mouth.
I didn't continue talking and buried my head in eating again.
Right now, I'm thinking about how to complete that quest.
Healing my hidden wounds will help me a lot in the difficult battle ahead.
"Sir?"
I opened my mouth, deciding to take a roundabout approach.
"[Unique Skill], I heard you mention it, is that my power? What is it?"
Seeing me open the topic, the mayor was not stingy with knowledge and replied.
"That's right, the power you awakened is [Unique Skill], which is the crystallization and embodiment of the connection between people like us and Aether."
He paused for a moment, then continued.
"Aether... to be honest, I don't know much about it, nor does anyone else know much about it. All I know is that it's the fifth element, beyond the four basic elements, and what it manifests is our will."
"Aether materialized, is [Unique Skill]."
I nodded slightly, although the mayor's words seemed quite profound, but to me, a gamer who had delved into Marlize Online for a long time, the knowledge he spoke of was just basic knowledge.
I even know more deeply, especially about the characteristics of [Unique Skill].
According to the game's introduction and some information I've dug up. This world once had entities called "Monochrome".
These Monochromes exist as supreme gods, ruling over this world and all beings within it.
Until one day, all of Monochrome, just like I said, all of them were gone.
The power of the Monochromes shattered into pieces, scattered, mixed, and fell upon the mortal world.
And because of the absence of the Monochromes, the world was nearly destroyed, an event known as the "first cataclysm".
But this world still stubbornly lives on, the power of the Monochromes that fell to the mortal world has gradually gained its own consciousness.
From there, the Divinity race was born.
Divinity was the first race to appear after the first great catastrophe, this divine race laid a solid foundation for the current situation, it can be said that they are the creators of all living beings currently in Marlize.
So if Divinity is so powerful, where are they?
I don't know either, I only know that Divinity disappeared, causing the second great catastrophe. And after this great catastrophe, [Unique Skill] began to appear in all things.
Although there is no knowledge to fill this gap, I guess the Divinity are all dead, and [Unique Skill] is the power that the Divinity left behind after death. Like how the Monochromes left behind their power when they disappeared.
The reason for this statement is because I had previously heard some gamers who had reached extremely high levels in Marlize Online say that in the future there would be a major event called "Rebirth of Divinity".
They say that the Divinity race will be reborn from those who possess [Unique Skill], causing the world order to be overthrown. Although the races once received the grace of Divinity's creation, they have ruled this continent for so long that they do not want to welcome the old kings back anymore.
I had felt regretful that I couldn't participate in this event, but if I could continue to survive, participating in this "Rebirth of Divinity" event was only a matter of time.
Damned!
While I was still thinking about random things, the mayor finished speaking, he looked at me and said.
"Arthur, you are very lucky."
"Lucky? I think so too..."
Even though I said that, I couldn't help but secretly resent it. What the hell is lucky?
"Alright, Arthur, would you like to join my side?"
"Join?"
"Yeah, it's not that serious, basically you'll work for me, and I'll help you in return. Does that sound okay?"
I was surprised, then couldn't help but be happy, because wasn't this my goal?
It seems the mayor doesn't think of me as an innocent child, so he said it so bluntly.
But that's right, beggar children are actually early adults and very cunning, otherwise they wouldn't have lived until now.
Besides, just speaking to me directly is already a great gesture.
"Yes, I accept!"